Patrick Jones Baseball - Giving back through Baseball - Bryce Weiler

Giving back through Baseball - Bryce Weiler

08/11/20 • 22 min

How can we give back through this great game of baseball? On this episode I decided to bring on the disability consultant for the Baltimore Orioles, Bryce Weiler. Bryce is also the founder of the Beautiful Lives Project. A non-profit that aims to give people with disabilities the opportunity to participate in activities such as playing in baseball games that may not have been available to them previously due to physical or facility limitations. If you're interested in helping please reach out to Bryce through Twitter: @bryceweiler or his website: Beautifullives.org

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Stealing more Bases with Matt Talarico

Baserunning! A topic that is not talked about enough but is so crucial to having a successful offense.

No better way to talk about baserunning than bring on one of the best at teaching it in the game, Matt Talarico.

Matt is currently the baserunning coordinator and MiLB Hitting Coach for the New York Yankees.

In this episode, he talks about coaches who influenced him early on, how he became obsessed with baserunning, and some tips to help players steal more bags!

Credits parents for allowing him to be creative
Coaching at the University of Dayton and Wright State University
The aha moment as a coach
Go to a college that fits you well.
Derek Woodley and Matt Roberts were two of the coaches that made the biggest impact on Matt.
"They both cared so much about you as a person". The amount of effort that he put in every day was inspiring, kept every practice plan, planned for practice every day.
Getting excited about changing baseball through baserunning.
Where did the fascination about baserunning come from?
Not trying to make every player steal 60 bags.
Mike Roberts played an instrumental role in helping Matt learn the art of stealing bases.

Check out Matt's website Stealbases.com

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Nutrition, sleep, and strength training are apart of every professional athletes lifestyle. Players at younger levels should be prioritizing the same things. On this episode we welcome on Connor Derrickson, strength and conditioning coach in the Minnesota Twins organization. Connor takes a holistic approach to training athletes and gives us a breakdown on some ways to go about your training!

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